Caelphon's Tajaran Application

[Caelphon]

BYOND Key: Caelphon

Character Names:

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Species you are applying to play: Tajaran

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Cinnamon (RGB 160, 82, 45)

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?:  Extensively

Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question.

Why do you wish to play this specific race: 

The Tajaran Cold-War arc has really highlighted the species, and after a deep dive into their lore I am thoroughly interested! Also - Alb told me that they had a Tajaran version of 'The Little Red Book' so I just had to apply. This species also appeals to my passion for history, as it seems to be closely related to the events that occured through the years of 1945-1989 - so this just really LURED me. 

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: 

Tajarans have a rather big difference to humans, especially their political conflict as well as the segregation within their society. Tajarans not only judge others on their caste, but also from which Nation they hail from leading to interesting concepts that could occur between each Tajaran. Tajaras are also technologically equal to a toddler in terms of the intergalatic relations, and tend to forcus on rather 'retro' weapons similar to that of the Fallout series (charging rifles). Tajarans seem to be one of the most discriminated species played (besides IPCs, but even then some players treat IPCs better than a living, breathing anomorphic feline). Tajarans are also deeply rooted in their culture, as well as relying on it in order to guide their decisions. 

Character Name: Nhadijya Khadijrifik’Mdijya

Nhadijya begins her life along with her twin brother, Fasiajiski, almost twenty-seven years ago, the bastard byproducts of a servant/mistress Hharar and local disposed noble Njarir’Akhran in a village not too far from the city of Baltor. Nhadijya was born with strikingly similar features to that of her father, however Fasiajiski seemed to gain most of his traits from their mother - This resulted in a big divide within how the village would treat Nhadijya. 

Nhadijya spent much of her childhood years sticking close to her mother, shielding herself from the criticisms of society - leaving her to have increased struggles trying to make friends, or even interact with anyone. She began to resent the village, ultimately going as far as to not even attend S'rand'marr Worship, straying herself even further from the village folk. Nhadijya’s newfound freetime was often spent with the crucks of books or watching her brother play with his friends from afar. 

During their teen years, Nhadiyja and Fasiajiski began to question the next phase of their life; Leaving home. Their questioning period wasn’t long, and a war began to brew. Much of Nhadijya’s life she believed the nobles of the past had all died - barring from those that willingly stepped down in an attempt to save their life, much like her father. Seemingly overnight the rumours of a King were exposed to be true - and the New Kingdom of Adhomai sprung from the earth where nobles had once roamed. It left a deep turmoil in her heart, maybe she would finally be accepted within Society? Nhadiyja and Fasiajiski fought multiple times about the topic - discussing whether her fleeing to the NKA would actually work, or whether her patriotism to Hadii was lacking. The assassination of the then-president Hadii, and when the current-President Hadii began the public executions shocked the Tajaran family - ultimately leading to them accepting the views of Nhadijya.

Nhadiyja, Fasiajiski and their mother, three years after the beginning of the civil war, defected to the NKA - however in war there is always loss. They began their journey early dusk - setting out towards the PRA/NKA border, hoping that they’d be able to defect. The journey took a grueling two weeks, as they attempted to hide from the PRA Army, and stealing just enough produce from the collectivised farms in order to survive. It was in their third week of traveling that tragedy struck - A Hadiist border patrol stumbled upon the defecting family, resulting in Fasiajiski attempting to garner their attention long enough for the two to escape. Nhadijya and her mother escaped the collision, and waited for days hoping that Fasiajiski had escaped as well - it was with a heavy heart they both accepted they needed to cross the border to the NKA without him. The two Tajaran padded through the streets of Barj’ar with their heads hung low. Their pelt was matted with dirt, dust, and mud. Both had their ribs jutting out of their pelts. They made it. They had defected to the NKA - but at what cost? They had no clue whether Fasiajiski had survived, and spent months searching for him in the surrounding villages before they slowly began to lose hope of ever finding him, rooting her hatred towards the PRA. 

Nhadijya’s studies had not faltered - perhaps due to inheriting her father’s intelligence - no matter, she was accepted within the Miran’mir Academy of Scientific Pursuits. She began to flourish in her new setting - She made friends, and began to attend S’rand’marr Worship once again. Nhadijya was fitting in, for once in her life. It didn’t take long before she finished her education, graduating from the Academy in twenty-four-sixty at the age of twenty five. She worked with many others in order to further the technological advance of the NKA so that they can end the war, once and for good. 

Nhadijya would spend the next two years working with other Scientists, before the armistice was signed. She, along with many other co-workers, rejoiced at the hearing of the news - so many lives had been lost (including possibly Fasiajiski), and when the first shuttleport opened within the New Kingdom of Adhomai she pooled her finances together and secured herself a seat towards the Republic, her curiosity pushing her to do so (curiosity killed the cat, huh?). When the shuttle landed, she was exposed to such different cultures - species even. Immediately she seeked out for Tajaran, trying to find some resemblance of home. Nhadijya son stumbled upon a small slice of Adhomai, Little Adhomai, where she began renting an apartment, and soon realised she’d require some means of income rather soon otherwise she’d end up on the streets.After numerous applications and CV’s issued, Nhadijya was accepted within the ranks of Nanotrasen aboard a Research Station located within the Romanovich Clouds, The NSS Aurora. 

What do you like about this character?:  Comrades, whats not to like?  I like this character, not only because I've created her, but because although she has been faced with adversity in her life no only did she not accept it, she did something about it. 

How would you rate your role-playing ability?: Again, I do not like to rate myself with numbers, but I can say that if I do get this whitelist I will uphold what is expected of me, and do my very best with portraying the species. 

Edited March 4, 2020 by Caelphon

[Zer0Winds]

Minus one, enemy of the party

Caelphon is a good roleplayer, I've had plenty of good interactions with them. The backstory seems well-thought out, and the character seems pretty good, I think.

+1, I would like to see them on-station.

[Bear]

Suns bless the North. Another application that was an interesting read. +1

[Alberyk]

Some questions:

1 - what job do you plan to play this character as?

2 - can you elaborate a bit more on their reasons to leave to tau ceti? Why exactly they did it? What is their plan?

[Caelphon]

I'll be sure to answers those below; 

1. 

I plan to play Nhadijya as a Scientist, specialised in Physics. 

2. 

Nhadijya saw the signing of the armistice as a chance so escape Adhomai, due to the ever changing politicalscape there was no telling if the Armistice would continue. She would have gone earlier, however due to the lack of spaceports and the worry regarding the Ha'rron and the safety of the smugglers this pushed her to stay. The construction of the first space-port in the New Kingdom of Adhomai was an opportunity for Nhadijya to escape war-torn Adhomai, but she also heard rumours that there was a Tajaran similar in appearance to that of Fasiajiski that went with a smuggler to the Republic of Biesel in 2461 and therefore wished to investigate the matter herself. It was a combination of escaping future conflict and a possible reunification that pushed her to leave Adhomai. 

 

[Alberyk]

Application accepted.